HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WDNews) — According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama, a retired Air Force major has been indicted on multiple charges involving the alleged sexual exploitation of children.
Federal officials announced Tuesday that Daniel Martin Brown, 63, of Leeds, Ala., was charged in a five-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court. The indictment includes four counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Authorities said the alleged incidents occurred between January 2014 and December 2025 in Jefferson County, Ala.
Jail records also show Brown was previously booked into the Jefferson County Jail on additional charges, including multiple counts related to possession and dissemination of obscene material involving children, production of pornography involving minors, sexual abuse of a child less than 12, voyeurism and sexual assault with an object.
According to the release, the FBI Birmingham Division investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White is prosecuting the case.
Officials reminded the public that an indictment contains only charges and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
